Books of Conquerors
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Guillermo el conquistador
By Richmal CromptonGuillermo el conquistador
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Francisco Pizarro: Destroyer of the Inca Empire
By John DiConsiglioProfiles the explorer Francisco Pizarro, from his early life to his expeditions to Peru, where he battled with the indigenous Incan empire and claimed its land and riches for Spain.
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Hernan Cortes: Conquistador and Explorer
By Arlene Bourgeois MolzahnDescribes the life of the Spanish explorer, and explains the history of the lands he visited as well as the impact made on the native people as a result of European exploration.
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Attila, King of the Huns: Man and Myth
By Patrick HowarthAttila the Hun has been known to the world for centuries as a bloodthirsty tyrant and as little else. In this piece of historical reconstruction, Patrick Howarth shows how wrong the judgement of the world has been. -- Amazon.com
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Hernán Cortés: una biografía para el siglo XXI
By Esteban Mira CaballosHernán Cortés: una biografía para el siglo XXI
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The Travels of Hernan Cortes
By Deborah CrisfieldA biography of the explorer whose brutal conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico was responsible for the first Spanish settlements in the New World.
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Francisco Pizarro
By Scott IngramExplores the life and exploits of Francisco Pizarro, who conquered the Inca Empire and with a combination of trickery, treachery, and brutality, went on to plunder the Inca's riches and exploit the people for his own gain.
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Hernan Cortes: Conquistador in Mexico
By John WilkesA brief biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador, focusing on his role in the invasion and destruction of the Aztec civilization in Mexico.
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Hernando Cortés: Fortune Favored the Bold
By Patricia CalvertDescribes the life of Hernando Cortés, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.